The House Managers have convinced all of the Republicans it's possible to convince

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13. I'm not sure it's a good idea to drag the impeachment out that way

The impeachment is not the only or last investigatory tool. There are many other ways to get this information into the public record - the house in Senate can conduct in depth hearings and DOJ is conducting criminal investigations.

I think the fact that the impeachment is the first thing that was done post-presidency and it's happening right now in real time makes us feel like everything must be done under the umbrella of impeachment as if it's the only mechanism for holding Trump accountable. But impeachment is a very limited, discrete thing and it need not be treated as the end all and be all - especially since we all know that there's nothing that can be produced in the impeachment that will change any more minds.

Of course, this is all up to the House managers and they may see it differently and, based on much more knowledge and information than I have, they will do the right thing.